SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A Bay Area company recently launched a robot that will help build solar farms. San Francisco-based Built Robotics launched the "RPD 35," a robot based on an excavator. It can ...

Workers observe as solar robots by Rosendin install photovoltaic solar modules on Thursday, April 17, 2025, at the Sequoia Solar Facility in Cisco. Shafkat Anowar / Staff Photographer CALLAHAN COUNTY ...

Italian renewables giant Enel Green Power and Sicily-based robotic tech startup Reiwa have developed a robot that automatically cleans solar panels without using water or gas. Dust and dirt can be a ...

The world’s hunger for energy is growing at an unprecedented rate thanks to growing manufacturing and AI data centers. And our current electric generation capabilities just can’t cope with the demand.

Humanoid robots may get all the headlines, but they’re usually not the right fit to get a particular job done. These robotics ...

Keeping panels clear of dust in large solar farms can be a time-consuming, wasteful and costly business. A Sicilian technology startup called the Reiwa Engine has developed an autonomous robot called ...

Automation is rapidly changing the world and how business is done, and now it’s helping to grow solar farms in a much more efficient manner with very large robots. The burning of dirty energy sources, ...

The companies racing to build large solar farms across the United States are facing a growing problem: not enough workers. Now, they’re turning to robots for help. On Tuesday, AES, one of the ...

With labor shortages affecting the utility-scale solar segment, some companies are presenting so-called robot “super workers” as a solution. California-based startup RoboForce aims to eventually ...

Chinese solar giant is the latest company to look at introducing a solar installation robot to Australian PV projects.